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The Interagency Committee agreed, stating that "race" and "ethnicity" were not sufficiently defined and "that many respondents conceptualize 'race' and 'ethnicity' as one and the same underscor[ing] the need to consolidate these terms into one category, using a term that is more meaningful to the American people." [5] The AAA also stated:
People who choose “some other race” or do not respond to the race question on the census are assigned a race by the bureau, said Julie A. Dowling, associate professor of sociology and Latin ...
According to a 2013 study, Mexican women have the highest uninsured rate (54.6%) as compared to other immigrants (26.2%), Black (22.5%) and White (13.9%). [135] According to the study, Mexican women are the largest female immigrant group in the United States and are also the most at risk for developing preventable health conditions. [135]
The term Hispanic has been the source of several debates in the United States. Within the United States, the term originally referred typically to the Hispanos of New Mexico until the U.S. government used it in the 1970 Census to refer to "a person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race."
The number of Hispanic Americans who identify as "Some Other Race" increased 41.7% from 2010 to 2020. [22] [23] [24] The 2030 census will include new options for identifying race and ethnicity, including a "Hispanic or Latino" box to reduce the number of people who choose the “some other race” category. [25]
Black Hispanic and Latino Americans, also called Afro-Hispanics, [3] Afro-Latinos, [4] Black Hispanics, or Black Latinos, [3] are classified by the United States Census Bureau, Office of Management and Budget, and other U.S. government agencies [5] as Black people living in the United States with ancestry in Latin America or Spain and/or who speak Spanish and/or Portuguese as either their ...
The construction of race in Latin America is different from, for example, the model found in the United States, possibly because race mixing has been a common practice since the early colonial period, whereas in the United States it has generally been avoided or severely sanctioned. [4]
Many countries and national censuses currently enumerate or have previously enumerated their populations by race, ethnicity, nationality, or a combination of these characteristics. [1] [2] Different countries have different classifications and census options for race and ethnicity/nationality which are not comparable with data from other countries.